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Originally Posted by kjc  Coconut oil and other coconut products have been used by Islanders for hundreds of years... it is now being investigated as to the whys and wherefors of how and why it works... It's a MCFA and of plant origin, opposed to other fatty acids of animal origin...
I bought coconut chips as treats for my pups (in search of plant protein treats for LS protein restricted diet), the LS pup loves them, as do the others. I've also been adding the coconut oil to their food for the past 2 months, with no ill effects to date.
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just ordered the tabs from drs foster and smith as a vet tech told me to steer clear of pet meds and i know there are some black market internet meds out there
The derm called in the tabs but they will take 4-7 days to get them so I will start liquid tonight. She definitely has staph again and that is why she is rubbing her vulva too as she checked that area under the slide but no yeast present and she said dogs do not tend to get yeast in their bladder so she doubted it could be yeast anyway.
She said dd has had significant hairloss which i noted as well and i thought it was from staph but she thinks her thyroid is acting up and her meds may need to be increased so she wants me to have her blood work done after being on clinda for 2 weeks so her infection does not mess up the blood work and wants her full thyroid panel done as well which dd is due for so we will be going to dr dodds in two weeks for our semi annual blood work. She wants to see dd back in 3 weeks once meds are done and blood work back to discuss. She said the temarilp will not work if she is itching from staph though so that could be why she is more itchy and she said she is seeing a huge amount of dogs with horrible flair ups in past two weeks so why dd is probably more itchy as due to the amount of rain we have had she thinks this allergy season is going to be horrible - GREAT
she was adimant she wants dd on every other day for steroids as every day is not safe and will diminish her health although she has some dogs about 5 on every day due to owners not caring and wanting quality of short life and i said yeah that would be me lollll so she wants me to clear the staph first as she thinks that is why dd is itching so much more and then we can evaluate the increase to 3/4 every other day if i do not see change when staph is over.
I asked about staph lysate injections she said nope bc that is only used when nothing else works and they cannot figure out leading cause of it and she would prefer me doing hyposensitization shots prior to doing staph shots.
I asked about colostrom and she was not on board as she said that is used in first few weeks after puppy is born but she did not feel body absorbed in intestines appropriately to help but i am going to research that more
she was not on board with coconut oil really but i saw a difference so going back to that for sure now
I asked about cushings due to hairloss and she said NOPE as dogs with cushings produce more cortisol and the allergy symptoms stop so she would be doing better not worse
she said dd is getting worse bc she is getting older and allergy dogs get worse as they age sadly
she said i know you are against hyposensitization with dd but i want you to rethink this for her as it is safer than steroids and meds
She only trusts three labs VARL being number one and cannot remember the other two so because we used biomedical and full spectrum 400 each she said they are worthless and if i do shots i will have to do blood work through VARL lab as she does not like to do skin testing in small dogs as you have to shave both sides of them and dd would have to be off steroids for 4 weeks and there is no way that is happening as she will be a mess.
I am going to see if anyone has had success on here as i have always heard allergy shots can make them worse BUT there is a lady that is on my allergy group that goes to my dermatologist who swears by them and her dog is doing much better - so scared to try anything anymore as it always turns out to be worse
any thoughts